This season is in the high season of colds and allergic rhinitis, many allergic rhinitis patients think it is just a small cold and do not pay attention to it, delaying the best treatment time. So what is the difference between allergic rhinitis and cold, and how to identify the symptoms of allergic rhinitis. What is the difference between allergic rhinitis and cold? Patients can distinguish between allergic rhinitis and cold according to four typical symptoms: a. Nasal itch: patients with allergic rhinitis, the nasal cavity and throat area will be very itchy, may also be accompanied by eyes, ears, throat and many other itchy; cold is mainly manifested as nasal congestion; b. Runny nose: allergic rhinitis accompanied by sneezing will also have a large amount of nasal mucus; the initial stage of the cold will also generally runny nose, but the amount will not be a lot; c. Sneezing. One of the symptoms of allergic rhinitis is continuous sneezing; a cold will also be accompanied by sneezing, but not many times; IV. Systemic symptoms: allergic rhinitis has no systemic symptoms; a cold has systemic symptoms, such as general weakness and muscle aches. Patients can also distinguish between allergic rhinitis and colds according to the following three conditions: a. Order of symptoms: cold symptoms usually appear one by one, often starting with a sore throat, followed by sneezing and later a runny nose, and less likely to cause itchy eyes and throat. Typical allergic rhinitis symptoms are all together, sneezing, clear nose, itchy nose, nasal congestion, etc., which can be relieved after avoiding allergens, and the patient often has a medical history to follow. Second, the duration of symptoms: for how to identify the symptoms of allergic rhinitis, if the symptoms last longer than 7-10 days, it may not be a cold. The interval between the onset of symptoms: cold symptoms often appear only after several days of exposure and exposure to viruses; allergic rhinitis is almost immediately after contact with allergens. For example, every time you clean your room, you sneeze and have a runny nose once the dust is raised, which means you may have allergic rhinitis. Once you understand the difference between allergic rhinitis and a cold, you should stop mistaking allergic rhinitis for a cold and delaying treatment. Nor should you treat allergic rhinitis as a cold, which not only fails to achieve the purpose of cure, but may also cause a variety of serious complications: nasal polyps, bronchial asthma, otitis media, sinusitis, allergic pharyngitis, rhinorrhea, etc. Therefore, early examination, early detection and early treatment is the key!